That master plan, developed by citizens and city staff members who made up the Corner Canyon Planning Committee, recommends hiking, biking and cross-country skiing as permitted uses for the land — but prohibits off-road vehicles, camping and swimming.

"I know that there's a lot of potential here. I applaud the prior council for their actions to acquire this property," Councilman Jeff Stenquist said. "But I think we can sort of say we bought a fixer-upper. There are a lot of erosion issues."

The South Mountain canyon has numerous development and maintenance needs, such as erosion control, trail improvements and alterations, and clean-up. All are addressed in detail in the master plan.

Draper Irrigation Co. will now either increase a contract with Jordan Valley Water Conservancy District or drill wells, Gardner said. Both either, he said, will cost the residents of Draper, who constitute two-thirds of the citizens the company serves. Wells, for example, cost between $2 million and $2.5 million apiece, he said. And the water company would need to build three to four wells to equal the size of a reservoir.

But council members and citizens were pleased that the dam idea is dead.

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